In the pantheon of lean manufacturing principles, Jidoka stands as a concept of singular profundity, yet it is frequently the most misunderstood pillar of the Toyota Production System (TPS). To the uninitiated, Jidoka is often conflated with simple automation, the replacement of human labor with machine labor to increase speed. However, this interpretation misses the concept's philosophical core. Jidoka is more accurately translated as "autonomation" or "automation with a human touch". It refers not merely to a machine that runs, but to a machine that possesses the intelligence to stop.
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